Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers.
With his trial on corruption charges only weeks away, lawyers for former state Sen. Ray
Musto say the northeastern Democrat is so ill from stress that the proceeding could kill him, the Times-Leader reports this morning.

In a 21-pages filing, Musto's defense team says two medical experts -- including one hired by prosecutors -- have jointly reached that conclusion.

The defense lawyers, John Riley and William Murray, say Musto, 83, is suffers from fatigue so debilitating that he is unable to get out of bed two to three days a week. They also say his cognitive ability has been so diminished that he can only read a few paragraphs before becoming confused. And that's hampered his ability to assist in his defense, the newspaper reported.

Musto, who retired from the Legislature in 2010, is slated go on trial Nov. 13 on charges related to his alleged acceptance of money and other items of value from a local developer, the Times-Leader reported.

Musto is the second former lawmaker from northeastern Pennsyvlania facing corruption charges. Former Senate Minority Leader Bob Mellow of Lackawanna County has pleaded guilty and is set to be sentenced on federal corruption charges.

The rest of today's news starts after the jump.

English As A Second Language Dept.
A state-sponsored billboard meant to educate voters on
Pennsylvania's voter identification law is causing some confusion among Hispanic voters in Philadelphia, the Daily News reports this morning.
The billboard, which includes a photo of a woman holding up her driver's license, reads in Spanish, "Esta jornada electoral si la tienes muestrala."
In English, that's "This Election Day, if you have it, show it."
Last month, Commonwealth Court Judge Robert E. Simpson ruled that people did not need photo identification to vote in the Nov. 6 election, but would be asked to show photo ID at the polls.
The billboard is "causing confusion with voters and now a lot of anger in the Hispanic community," Juan Ramos, a former Philadelphia City Council member and head of the Delaware Valley Voter Registration Education Project, told the newspaper.
According to Ramos,the billboards went up last week, but "the state should emphasize that you don't need it to vote."Ramos tells the DN that as recently as a few days ago, some radio stations were airing ads stating that voters needed a photo ID before they could cast their ballots.
Wait ... we thought the Department of State was complying with the court order. What could possibly go wrong ...

The Two Major-Party Candidates ...
... for state attorney general argued fervently Monday over their independence as prosecutors and over how they would have pursued the sex-abuse investigation of retired Penn Stateassistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
In the candidates' first and only debate of the campaign, Democrat Kathleen Kane said she would launch a full probe to find out why it took more than three years to get Sandusky off the streets. Republican David Freed said he'd review the handling of the case in the same way prosecutors review the use of force by law enforcement officers.Freed, 42, the two-term district attorney of Cumberland County, said "any responsible prosecutor will look back to see what could have been done better and done differently," and that "when serious cases happen, people have questions and will be angry."Kane, 46, a former assistant district attorney from Lackawanna County, said she never would have used a grand jury to investigate Sandusky, who was found guilty on 45 counts of child sexual abuse and sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison.

In The Race For AG ...... Democrat Kathleen Kane has a 40 to 28 percent lead over Republican David Freed, with three in 10 voters still undecided, according to a Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll released Sunday that included voters leaning toward either candidate.
The poll of 444 likely voters had a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent.

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. ...
... harshly criticized the Obama administration's foreign policy on Monday, accusing it, among other things, of being too accommodating to Russia and of failing to encourage democratic protests in Iran.Toomey's remarks before the monthly Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon came hours before President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney were to meet in a final debate to discuss foreign policy.Toomey assailed the White House's approach to international affairs, saying it had abdicated America's traditional approach to leadership, resulting in a world moving increasingly away from American values.

Pennsylvania War Veterans ...
... say they fear that changes in Pennsylvania's small games of chance law signed by Gov. Tom Corbett earlier this year could force American Legions to close, WTAE-TV reports.
The veterans say a requirement in the law that 70 percent of the proceeds from the games, which include raffles and 50-50s, be given to charity is financially "crippling," the station reported.

Labor Talks ...
... between the Corbett administration and unionized faculty at the state System of Higher Educationhave yet to produce an accord, the Patriot-News reports.

What Goes On.U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., addresses the Communications Workers of America at their conference in Hershey this morning. The Democrat is set to speak at 11 a.m.

What Goes On (Nakedly Political Edition).
Democratic 11th CD candidate Gene Stilp holds a 5:30 p.m. reception at the Red Door restaurant in Harrisburg. Admission runs $50 to $100.
The Allegheny County Democratic Committee holds it 2012 Kennedy Lawrence Dinner tonight at 6 p.m. at IBEW Local 5 in Pittsburgh. Admission runs $125 for an individual or $1,000 for a table.U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., holds a 7 p.m. reception at the Harrisburg Hilton, Admission runs $250 to $1,000.

On The Capitol Ideas iPod This Morning.
Here's an old favorite from Counting Crows that popped up on the shuffle this morning. It's "American Girls." Not to be confused with the Tom Petty song of nearly the same name.